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Unown G card from the Great Encounters set
Illustration by Daisuke Ito. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Unown G

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A defensive support card that can shield your main attacker from special effects.

Psychic50 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

Unown G has an ability called GUARD that lets you move it to another Pokémon as a Tool card once per turn.

While attached, it prevents all negative effects of attacks on that Pokémon, though damage still counts.

It can also attack for 50 damage if it already has damage counters on it.

Signature ability

GUARD

Once during your turn (before your attack), if Unown G is on your Bench, you may discard all cards attached to Unown G and attach Unown G to 1 of your Pokémon as a Pokémon Tool card. As long as Unown G is attached to a Pokémon, prevent all effects of attacks, excluding damage, done to that Pokémon.

The key feature is the GUARD ability. It allows you to attach Unown G to a valuable Pokémon to stop status conditions like paralysis or confusion from enemy attacks.

Attacks

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Hidden Power50

If Unown G has any damage counters on it, this attack's base damage is 10.

Abilities

Poke-POWERGUARD

Once during your turn (before your attack), if Unown G is on your Bench, you may discard all cards attached to Unown G and attach Unown G to 1 of your Pokémon as a Pokémon Tool card. As long as Unown G is attached to a Pokémon, prevent all effects of attacks, excluding damage, done to that Pokémon.

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits decks that rely on a single powerful attacker who needs protection from being messed up by opponent effects.

Strengths
  • Strong defense
  • Versatile attachment
  • Low energy cost
Watch out for
  • Low HP total
  • Weak against Psychic types
Pro tip

Use the ability early to protect your attacker before they get hit by a confusing or paralyzing attack.

From the Pokédex

Unown looks like letters of the alphabet and is known for its mysterious psychic powers.

Note for the parent

Explain to your child that this card is about keeping their main Pokemon safe rather than dealing lots of damage itself.

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